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How To Play Mancala

Mancala is a traditional strategy game whose origins are lost in the mists of time. Variants of the game (with different names) are played in Africa, India, and Southeast Asia. There is evidence that was already being played thousands of years ago. Like all good games, it can be learned in minutes, but could take a lifetime to master!

The board consists of two rows of holes, with a single larger hole at either end (called "mancalas"). At the start of the game, a number of stones or marbles or seeds is placed in each hole. Each player, on their turn, takes some of the stones from one of their holes, and then distributes them one by one to the neighbouring holes. The exact rules for distributing the stones depends on the variant being played.

In this version, the exact rules are as follows:

Sound simple?? If not, it will become clearer as you play.

When you open the game, you will be faced with a number of choices:

To make your move when it is your turn, click on the hole from which you wish to move the pieces. Are you ready?? Then Play!!